Barn-door track.



H. L. FERRIS.

BARN DOOR TRACK. APPLICATION FILED 111113.21, 1914.

Patented July 21, 1914.

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HENRY L. FERRIS, F I-IARVARID, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO HUNT, HELM, FERRIS & COMPANY, OF HARVARD, ILLINOIS, CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

BARN-DOOR TRACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 21, 1914.

Application filed March 21, 1914. Serial No. 826,349.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY L. Framers, a citizen of the United States, residing at Harvard, in the county of McHenry and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Barn-Door Tracks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates .to certain new and useful improvements in barn door tracks and is fully described and explained in the specification and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is an elevation of my complete track; Fig. 2 is an elevation of the same with the cover-plate removed; Fig. 3 is a top plan, the wall of the barn being shown in section on the line 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5 of Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the end of one of the track-sections; Fig. 7 is a similar view of one of the brackets which cooperate therewith; Fig. 8 is an elevation of one end of the cover-plate; Fig. 9 is a perspective of one of the cover-plate joints, and Fig. 10 is a section on the line 10 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 11 is a wall of the barn to which the track is attached. Immediately in contact with this wall lies a flat web 12 forming part of the track. This web is turned outward forming a downwardly and outwardly slanting part 13, in the lower part of which is a groove 14, the metal being turned up to form an upwardly and outwardly extending part 15.

16 is a hanger which has centrally beaded rollers 17 the central groove 14 of the track being adapted to receive these beads but to leave considerable space around the same, the actual contact of the hanger-roller being with the slanting parts 13 and of the track. The hanger is extended down and attached to the door in any usual way.

The track is principally supported by brackets which lie at the junctions of the track-sections and couple, aline and support the sections, the track-sections preferably being of such length that they are capable of being supported at the ends only, without material sagging in the middle, although it would be possible to arrange intermediate supporting devices, if desired. In the preferred form of construction where the brackets lie only at the ends, each sectlon of the track is notched at 18 at its end.

19 are the brackets, generally. Each has an upper part 20 which lies just outside the upper part of the fiat track web. The brackets are then bent back toward the wall at 21 the thickness of the stock of the track so as to lie in contact with the wall underneath the track notch. The lower end of each bracket has an outwardly-extending part 22 which underlies and supports the track as shown in Fig. 5. The brackets are held in place by bolts 23.

This concludes the description of the track proper and its supporting and alining mechanism. There is provided, in addition, however, a water-proof cover 24 having a vertical web 25 which lies in contact with the upper part of the track, an inturned upper edge to fit tightly against the wall of the barn and an outwardly projecting skirting, which covers the track and affords an inclosed passage-way for. the hanger. The covering is made of relatively light sheetmetal and is given rigidity by corrugations 27. The cover is notched or cut away at its ends, as shown at 28 (Fig. 8), to admit the brackets, the cover being fitted into place and screwed to the barn-wall after the track and its brackets are erected.

In order to unite the sections of the cover, cover-joints 29 are provided, as shown in Fig. 9, each conforms to the shape of the cover and is provided with a recurved lip 30 to fit under the lower edge .of the adjacent cover-sections to hold them in line and with a stamped projecting part 31 to inclose the bolt-head over the bracket.

The structure described is advantageous in a number of respects. The track cooperates with a known form of hanger'which is especially cheap, strong and desirable. Furthermore, by having the central depression in the track, space is provided in which dirt may fall without interference with the surfaces upon which the hanger-rollers run. In inclosed. tracks for barn-door hangers, very great difliculty has been experienced because, as a rule, the hangers have run in the lowest part of the track, at least, in those tracks where the hanger depends on one side of the track-rail. The result is that any dirt falls into the line traversed by the tread of the rollers and interferes with the smooth operation of the device. Of course, those tracks which are slotted at the center and from which the hanger depends medially are self-cleaning in that the dirt falls out of the slot. But in tracks of the type which can be fitted tight against the barn so that there is no room for Water to pass down behind the track, there are serious structural objections to a centrally slotted track. In the present device, I measurably attain the same result in that a considerable space is provided in which dirt can collect without getting on the tread, and the necessity of cleaning out the track is, therefore, very much less.

In a track of the general type herein considered, it has also been found very difficult to support the track firmly if made of sufficiently light gage material to be economlcal. In the present device the brackets provide all necessary support for the outwardly-extending part on which the hanger is run, and the structure is thus made very firm. The cover is made in lengths corresponding to the lengths of the track-sections, may be of desirable appearance and, by its removable joints, is made perfectly tight and firm from end to end.

I realize that considerable variation is possible in the details of the construction herein shown, and I do not intend to limit myself thereto, except as pointed out in the following claims, in which it is my intention to claim all the novelty inherent in the device as broadly as is permitted by the state of the art.

WVhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination, a door hanger track having a flat web adapted for attachment to the wall of a building, an outwardly-extending part to receive and support a hanger, a hanger, a bracket overlying the vertical Web of the track and extending through an opening therein, and having at its lower end an outwardly-turned part in contact with the outwardly-extending part of the track to support the same.

2. A door hanger track consisting of sections each notched at its end, each section having a vertical web adapted for attach- I ment to the wall of a building and an outwardly-extending part to receive and support a hanger, andbrackets overlying the junctions of adjacent sections extend-ing out through the adjacent notches thereof and underlying the adjacent outwardly-extended parts of the sections to support the same.

3. In combination, a door hanger track having a fiat web adapted for attachment to the wall of a building, an outwardly-extending part to receive and support a hanger, a

hanger, a bracket overlying the vertical web of the track and extending through an opening therein, and having at its lower end an outwardly-turned part in contact with the outwardly-extending part of the track to support the same, the outwardly-extending parts of the track being centrally depressed, for the purpose set forth.

4. A door hanger track consisting of sections each notched at its end, each section having a vertical web adapted for attachment to the wall of a building and an outwardly-extending part to receive and support a hanger, and brackets overlying the junctions of the adjacent sections extending out throughthe adjacent notches thereof and underlying'the adjacent outwardly-extended parts of the sections to support the same, the outwardly-extending parts of the: track being cent-rally depressed, for the purpose set forth. 1

5. In combination, a door hanger track consisting of sections each having a vertical web to be attached to the wall of a barn and an outwardly-extending part to receive and support a hanger, brackets at the junctions of the track sections and adapted to be bolted to the Wall of the barn, a cover overlying the track and leaving between itself and the outer edge of the same a space for a depending part of the hanger, the track and cover being made in sections of corresponding lengths, and cover-joints overlying the ends of adjacent cover-sections and provided with an outward projection adapted to cover the bracket securing bolts, for the purpose set forth.

6. In combination, a series of track-sections each having a vertical web and an outwardly-extending part to receive and support a hanger, the adjacent ends of the tracks being notched, brackets overlying the vertical webs of the tracks extending up through the notches and underneath the outwardly-extending parts to support the same, cover-sections notched to receive the brackets, and cover-joints overlying the coverjunctions and formed to receive the brackets.

7. In combination, a series of track-sections and a series of cover-sections of corresponding lengths, each track-section comprising a vertical web and outwardly-extending part to receive and support hangers, and the cover-sections overlying the tracksections and affording space between themselves and the track-sections for the passage of depending hanger parts, brackets overlying the track-sections at their junctions extending out through notches at the ends thereof and underneath the track-sections to support the same, bolts securing the brackets in place and cover-joints overlying the cover-sections and formed with spaces to receive the bolt-heads.

8. A door hanger track comprising, in combination, track-sections, each having a vertical web and outwardly-extending part to receive and support a hanger and coversections overlying and inclosing the tracks and means adapted for attachment to the wall of a building for supporting the outwardly-projecting parts of the track, for the purpose set forth.

9. In combination, a track comprising a vertical web, an outwardly-extending part provided with a central longitudinal depres- [O sion, a hanger provided with rollers running upon the track and out of contact with the central depression thereof, and a cover overlying the track and forming an inclosed passage-way for the hanger.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of March, 1914.

HENRY L. FERRIS. In presence of- HOWARD J. FnRms, BLAKE B. BELL.

Goplea of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, n. Q. 

